Biology
Biology
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Human
Chromosomes
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Sex-Linked Genes
Sex-Linked Genes
The X chromosome and the Y chromosomes
determine sex.
Genes located on these chromosomes are called
sex-linked genes.
More than 100 sex-linked genetic disorders have
now been mapped to the X chromosome.
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Sex-Linked Genes
X Chromosome
The Y chromosome is
much smaller than the X
chromosome and
appears to contain only a
few genes.
Duchenne muscular
dystrophy
Melanoma
X-inactivation center
X-linked severe combined
immunodeficiency (SCID)
Colorblindness
Hemophilia
Y Chromosome
Testis-determining
factor
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Sex-Linked Genes
Why are sex-linked disorders more
common in males than in females?
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Sex-Linked Genes
For a recessive allele to be expressed in females,
there must be two copies of the allele, one on each
of the two X chromosomes.
Males have just one X chromosome. Thus,
all X-linked alleles are expressed in males,
even if they are recessive.
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Sex-Linked Genes
Colorblindness
Three human genes associated with color vision
are located on the X chromosome.
In males, a defective version of any one of these
genes produces colorblindness.
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Sex-Linked Genes
Possible Inheritance of
Colorblindness Allele
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Sex-Linked Genes
Hemophilia
The X chromosome also carries genes that help
control blood clotting. A recessive allele in either of
these two genes may produce hemophilia.
In hemophilia, a protein necessary for normal
blood clotting is missing.
Hemophiliacs can bleed to death from cuts and
may suffer internal bleeding if bruised.
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Sex-Linked Genes
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a sex-linked
disorder that results in the weakening and loss of
skeletal muscle.
It is caused by a defective version of the gene that
codes for a muscle protein.
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X-Chromosome Inactivation
X-Chromosome Inactivation
British geneticist Mary Lyon discovered that in
female cells, one X chromosome is randomly
switched off.
This chromosome forms a dense region in the
nucleus known as a Barr body.
Barr bodies are generally not found in males
because their single X chromosome is still active.
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Chromosomal Disorders
Chromosomal Disorders
What problems does nondisjunction
cause?
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Chromosomal Disorders
The most common error in meiosis occurs when
homologous chromosomes fail to separate.
This is known as nondisjunction, which means,
“not coming apart.”
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Chromosomal Disorders
If nondisjunction occurs, abnormal
numbers of chromosomes may find their
way into gametes, and a disorder of
chromosome numbers may result.
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Nondisjunction
Chromosomal Disorders
Homologous
chromosomes
fail to
separate.
Meiosis I:
Nondisjunction
Meiosis II
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Chromosomal Disorders
Down Syndrome
If two copies of an autosomal chromosome fail to
separate during meiosis, an individual may be born
with three copies of a chromosome.
Down syndrome involves three copies of
chromosome 21.
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Down syndrome
produces mild to severe
mental retardation.
Chromosomal Disorders
Down Syndrome Karyotype
It is characterized by:
• increased
susceptibility to
many diseases
• higher frequency of
some birth defects
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Chromosomal Disorders
Sex Chromosome Disorders
In females, nondisjunction can lead to Turner’s
syndrome.
A female with Turner’s syndrome usually inherits
only one X chromosome (karyotype 45,X).
Women with Turner’s syndrome are sterile.
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Chromosomal Disorders
In males, nondisjunction causes Klinefelter’s
syndrome (karyotype 47,XXY).
The extra X chromosome interferes with meiosis and
usually prevents these individuals from reproducing.
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The average human gene consists of how many
base pairs of DNA?
a. 3000
b. 300
c. 20
d. 30,000
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Which of the following genotypes indicates an
individual who is a carrier for colorblindness?
a. XCX
b. XCXc
c. XcY
d. XCY
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Colorblindness is much more common in males
than in females because
a. the recessive gene on the male’s single X
chromosome is expressed.
b. genes on the Y chromosome make genes on
the X chromosome more active.
c. females cannot be colorblind.
d. colorblindness is dominant in males and
recessive in females.
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The presence of a dense region in the nucleus
of a cell can be used to determine the
a. sex of an individual.
b. blood type of an individual.
c. chromosome number of an individual.
d. genotype of an individual.
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Nondisjunction occurs during
a. meiosis I.
b. mitosis.
c. meiosis II.
d. between meiosis I and II.
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